Floor 1 Room 4

[dyingtohealyou]

Ahito

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[dyingtohealyou]

Yeah...

[And he's not sure what to make of it, even though it doesn't seem to be a negative thing.]

...Is this what that fortune-teller was talking about?

[revengier]

Probably.

[ He makes a beeline for somewhere to sit in Ahito's room. ]

I don't mind it. We get along well.

[ Of course he's thinking about this pragmatically. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

[There's a desk chair and a leather couch, he can take his pick!]

Yeah. That spell could really come in handy.

...

Actually, it really would've come in handy earlier.

[Like, insultingly so.]

[revengier]

[ He'll just take a seat on the leather couch! Kurapika all but flops down on it, stretching out a bit. ]

No kidding.

[ Oh, how easy things would have been... which reminds him: ]

How are you feeling?

[dyingtohealyou]

Still recovering from some bloodloss, but otherwise fully healed.

[Going to grab the chair from the desk for himself.]

[revengier]

Bruno did a good job, then.

[ To be expected, really. He worked hard. ]

Other than that, are you alright? You were held hostage, after all.

[dyingtohealyou]

He did. I don't know if he actually believes me when I tell him that, though.

As for being held hostage... Well, it sucked, but I made it out. It could've been a lot worse.

[revengier]

It could have been.

[ And he doesn't know that Ahito is really letting it sink in just how bad it was, but... he gets it. ]

I didn't know what to do. I wish I did.

[dyingtohealyou]

[Ahito shrugs.]

...Once he had me hostage, there was no way I was getting out of there unscathed. Especially since he wanted all wizards dead from the start... Either he'd injure me, or kill me on the spot. There was no getting out of that.

[revengier]

No, there wasn't.

[ He breathes out, closing his eyes. ]

Even so, I should have at least tried to subdue Akira at that point... I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

[ What would he have done if he failed and either of them got hurt? They both ended up hurt regardless, but still. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

Mm. Even though logically he was going to hurt me anyway, it's hard to make the actual decision when there's a hostage.

[...Which is why he was so eager to get him to let go, one way or another.]

[revengier]

I was afraid I would slip up and seriously hurt one of you.

[ He sighs. ]

There’s no point dwelling on it, I suppose, not if you really are fine.

[dyingtohealyou]

How kind of you. [Hehe.] And you're right - after all that healing, I'm already almost at 100%.

[revengier]

[ No!! No kindness!!! ]

So, what's taking up the remaining percent? Soreness?

[dyingtohealyou]

Still a little low on blood, but I'm recovering it with my own magic, bit by bit.

[revengier]

I could lend you some of mind, if you need it.

[ He doesn't mind at all. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

[Immediately:]

No thanks.

[revengier]

[ He sits up just so he can cross his arms. ]

Why not?

[dyingtohealyou]

Because normal healing works fine?

[revengier]

[ He rolls his eyes. ]

Fine.

[ Kurapika relaxes back against the couch again, but there's still a frown on his face. ]

I'll bring juice and snacks later. You need extra nutrients right now.

[dyingtohealyou]

[Sighing in relief, goddamn you guys and your harebrained schemes.]

Thanks, that'll help way more than a magical blood transfusion.

[revengier]

You don't know that for certain.

[ Like, yes, he's going to listen to Ahito but he is not giving up the fight. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

I know you know healing magic.

[You literally used it on him that very night!!!!!!!]

[revengier]

It's not as effective as other means could be. At least, not mine.

[ Being a jack of all trades kind of sucks sometimes. ]

[dyingtohealyou]

...Doesn't that mean a blood transfusion wouldn't necessarily be effective either?

[Don't go using experimental magic on him... dude... he trusted you...]